Campodea (Campodea) remyi Denis, 1930

Sendra, Alberto & Reboleira, Ana Sofia P. S., 2020, Euro-Mediterranean fauna of Campodeinae (Campodeidae, Diplura), European Journal of Taxonomy 728, pp. 1-130 : 53-54

Campodea (Campodea) remyi Denis, 1930

Campodea (Campodea) remyi Denis, 1930: 31 , figs 14–20.

Diagnosis ( Denis 1930; Bareth 1968, 2006)

Body length 4.0–5.0 mm; epicuticle with thin to thick microdenticles; short, smooth clothing setae; antennae with 27–30 antennomeres; sensillum of third antennomere in dorsal position; 1+1 la, 1+1 lp macrosetae on mesonotum, without macrosetae on metanotum; short, thick notal macrosetae with a few small barbs; thin pine cone notal marginal setae; one small trochanteral sensillum; 1+1 la, 1+1 lp macrosetae on VI–VII urotergites, 3+3 lp on VIII urotergite and 5+5 lp on IX abdominal segment; first male urosternite with seasonal glandular g 1 -setae and a 2 -setae; cerci longer than body covered in thin, smooth macrosetae and shorter and thin clothing setae; spermatozoid fascicles with 40–50 μm diameter and 15–20 μm thick, spiral filament with 6–8 spirals, 550–750 μm long and hemispheric section with two lateral expansions.

Taxonomic notes

A closely related form, a unique female, of C. (C.) remyi has been found in Liguria, NW Italy (Supplementary file 2), characterized by a shorter body, less antennomeres (21) and the presence of 1+1 lateral posterior macrosetae on the fifth urotergite; more samples will be needed to confirm this form the f. typ.

Habitat and distribution

Soil-dwelling species inhabiting the O and A horizons of the soil among leaf litter in temperate forests of beech, oak and pine trees ( Bareth 1986) and also found in mines ( Sendra et al. 2013). It occupies some mountain areas in Central Europe around the Ardennes, Vosges and the Black Forest and throughout the Swiss Alps ( Wygodzinsky 1941a; Bockmühl 1956; Orelli 1956; Paclt 1961a). It has also been quoted by Blesić (1996, 2000b) in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia but these records need to be confirmed. The quotation by Ionescu (1951, 1955) should be considered a misidentification ( Sendra et al. 2012).